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Janna Dutton & Associates, P.C.
Attorneys at Law
One North LaSalle Street
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Chicago, IL 60602
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This
Month's Articles:
· Should You Sign a
Nursing Home Admission Agreement?
· When Getting
Financial Advice, Don't Be Fooled by Impressive-Sounding Credentials
· Book Review: The
Eldercare Handbook: Difficult Choices, Compassionate Solutions
· Continuing Care
Retirement Community Options Are Growing
· Nursing Home
Abolitionist Offers Homelike Alternative
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Should You Sign a Nursing Home Admission Agreement?
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Admitting
a loved one to a nursing home can be very stressful. In addition to
dealing with a sick family member and managing all the details involved
with the move, you must decide whether to sign all the papers the nursing
home is giving you. Nursing home admission agreements can be complicated
and confusing, so what do you do?
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When Getting Financial Advice, Don't Be Fooled by
Impressive-Sounding Credentials
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A
"certified senior advisor" may sound like a trustworthy person
to provide investment advice to the elderly, but beware! While the title
has an impressive ring to it, it doesn't take much to earn it. Many
insurance companies are using sales agents with fancy-sounding
credentials, but few actual qualifications, to sell annuities to seniors.
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Book Review: The Eldercare Handbook: Difficult Choices,
Compassionate Solutions
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 A
nursing home administrator has written a comprehensive guide to handling
both the logistics and the emotions of making tough care decisions for an
elderly parent or loved one.
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Continuing Care Retirement Community Options Are
Growing
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As
continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs) gain in popularity, the
payment options are expanding as well. CCRCs offer a spectrum of care,
from independent housing to assisted living to round-the-clock nursing
services, all on one campus. The new payment options mean selecting a
CCRC has become more complicated.
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Nursing Home Abolitionist Offers Homelike Alternative
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Dr.
William Thomas, a Harvard-educated geriatrician, doesn't believe in
nursing homes. Thomas says that a more flexible, smaller-scale
alternative would work better, and he has come up with just such an
alternative that is spreading around the nation.
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